September 10, 2024
Sanctions are a key tool to support Afghan women and girls
By: GIWPS
Women are now forbidden from showing their faces or using their voices in Afghanistan after the Taliban issued a new restriction in August. Since their takeover three years ago, approximately…
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August 28, 2024
The Global Women Leaders’ Letter Ahead of COP29
By: GIWPS
We write to urge that gender equality be centered in COP29 – the finance COP – and that women’s leadership be advanced in all climate-related decision-making. The July 2024 meeting…
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August 26, 2024
Celebrating 33 Years of Ukraine’s Independence
Today, Ukraine’s independence, democracy, territorial integrity, and very identity are under assault by Russia. Despite Putin’s determination to erase Ukrainian culture and heritage, Ukraine continues to defend its identity and…
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August 21, 2024
Political leaders and peacebuilders gathered for this year’s Global Women Leaders Summit
By: GIWPS
High-level political leaders came together with grassroots peacebuilders at The Rockefeller Foundation’s Bellagio Center in June. There, the leaders discussed climate change, women’s political leadership, and standing with and supporting…
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August 19, 2024
Onward for Afghan Women Initiative: 2024 Highlights
By: GIWPS
The Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security (GIWPS) works alongside our Afghan partners to advocate for women and girls in Afghanistan, who face some of the worst discrimination in…
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August 19, 2024
Take a Course in Gender, Diversity, or Global Affairs This Fall
By: GIWPS
This fall, Georgetown University offers a variety of graduate courses that leverage a gender lens to explore some of the most pressing global issues. There are also a number of…
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August 15, 2024
Marking 3 Years of Taliban Oppression: Statement from the U.S. Policy Advocates for Afghan Women and Girls
By: GIWPS
Download the Statement Three years have passed since the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan. Since then, the situation for the people of Afghanistan has grown increasingly grave. The Taliban regime…
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June 28, 2024
Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Oleksandra Matviichuk on accountability for war crimes committed by Russia in Ukraine
By: GIWPS
Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and Head of the Center for Civil Liberties, Oleksandra Matviichuk, led a discussion to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict…
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June 26, 2024
Highlights from the 56th session of the Human Rights Council
By: GIWPS
GIWPS joined this year’s Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland to call for the codification of gender apartheid as a crime against humanity, in solidarity with Afghan and Iranian women.…
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June 25, 2024
Open Letter: Urging Afghan Women’s Inclusion in Doha III
AN OPEN LETTER TO THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY Subject: Urging Afghan Women's Inclusion in Doha III We, the undersigned participants in the 2024 Global Women Leaders Summit, call for Afghan women’s…
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